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Tips for Checking Your Child’s Blood Sugar
October 2017If your child has diabetes, it’s important to check his or her blood-sugar levels regularly: Before meals and at bedtime, a minimum of four times…
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What is Inflammatory Breast Cancer?
October 2017Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare and very aggressive disease in which cancer cells block lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. This type…
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Meningococcal Vaccine: What Parents Need to Know.
October 2017Meningococcal disease is not very common in the U.S., but teens and young adults are at increased risk. Fortunately, there are vaccines to help prevent…
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Gestational Diabetes: Testing Helps Protect Yourself and Your Baby
September 2017Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops only during pregnancy. Diabetes means your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Your…
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(Safe) Fun in the Summer Sun
September 2017School's out, and kids are ready for outdoor fun! Here’s how to help keep them safe this summer - while letting the good times roll.…
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Stock the Fridge and Pantry for Healthy After-School Snacks
September 2017Kids are hungry after school, and everyone is busy after school! Make it easy for children to select healthy snacks by keeping some of these…
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